With snow in the Sierra comes a race to open ski resorts as soon as a week from Wednesday. Resorts are working together to keep patrons safe.

"We saw the people with the cameras looking at the storm system drains and everything like that. We hope our home is fine. But it is what it is, we can't control that. We hope for the best, but let me tell you, we learned about the go bag concept," Santa Rosa resident Lisa Tito said.

Some residents told ABC7 News their bags are packed and are ready to go if an evacuation is ordered.

City crews said they will monitor the hillsides Wednesday and will be looking for mudslides during the storm.

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